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Crawford County Man Wins $50,000 Lottery Prize

John Langholz Wins Top Prize in '$50,000 Holiday Crossword'

John Langholz

CLIVE, Iowa — A Crawford County man has won the first $50,000 prize in a new lottery game.

John Langholz of Denison won the big prize in the Iowa Lottery's "$50,000 Holiday Crossword," which began sales on Monday. He purchased his winning ticket at Kimmes Country Store, 1108 Fourth Ave. S. in Denison, and claimed his prize on Wednesday at the lottery's regional office in Storm Lake.

The $50,000 Holiday Crossword is a $5 scratch game that features 13 top prizes of $50,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.53. For more information about this game, and the number of prizes still available, visit www.ialottery.com.

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